January 2010
51 posts
odunde! {happy new year}
may your 2010 be full of blessings, joy, peace and divine presence.
do not forget we have the energy of a blue moon and an eclipse this evening…take advantage. make some dreams come true.
gbogbo ire,
o.
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December 2009
56 posts
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“i found god in myself & i loved her / i loved her fiercely”
– ntozake shange
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She of 10,000 Names
obviously, i’ve been thinking of the great mother…
the first deity, pillar of the ancient world. respected and revered long before any conception of a vengeful, masculine god…the very definition of a loving mother, full of abundance and joy.
dark like earth. moist like riverbeds. she brought you in, and she takes you out. stretching, expanding across space and time.
the...
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iya agbebi - yoruba midwives
literally stumbled across this article today…
despite the questionable language {“medicine man” should forever be removed from scholarly literature…} and tone in some places, it is interesting to consider how the practice of midwifery has remained, even with the shift from traditional religion to christianity and islam.
also noteworthy are the intersections with black...
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blessed solstice!
may the return of the sun bring you new opportunities for growth and rebirth. make room for the new!
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honeyedexcrements:
Africa is my descent and...
“One of Oshun’s symbols is the mirror, but this should not mislead you into...”
– ile awo orisa
the intimate face of universal struggle →
(via guerrillamamamedicine)
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dark mother: african origins and godmothers →
read.this.book.
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iwa pele →
ofo ase →
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veves →
…and gangland african survivals
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la lupe →
Astonishing the Gods
exiledsoul:
landscapeswithin:
From Ben Okri’s collection, Mental Fight. Our future is greater than our past So far we have mostly misapplied The powers of the mind. We have under-applied The wonders of the human spirit. The mind that created pyramids, Warfare, great art, and science Has not yet reached maturity. Everything we have down till now Merely suggests the power of the human Mind in...
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